WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for October 4, 1967

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com/wmca



Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW 
 1   1  TO SIR WITH LOVE - Lulu (Epic)
 2   5  ##EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART - The Soul Survivors (Crimson)
 3   2  ##THE LETTER - The Box Tops (Mala)
 4   4  APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
 5   6  *#HOW CAN I BE SURE - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
 6   8  COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP - Bobby Vee & The Strangers (Liberty)
 7   7  NEVER MY LOVE - The Association (Warner Bros.)
 8   3  ##ODE TO BILLIE JOE - Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)
 9   9  *#PEOPLE ARE STRANGE - The Doors (Elektra)
10  10  *#DANDELION - The Rolling Stones (London)
11  23  PATA PATA - Miriam Makeba (Reprise)
12  21  GIMME LITTLE SIGN - Brenton Wood (Double Shot)
13  16  IT MUST BE HIM - Vikki Carr (Liberty)
14  24  *#LOVE IS STRANGE - Peaches & Herb (Date)
15  15  SOUL MAN - Sam & Dave (Stax)
16  12  (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER - Jackie Wilson 
        (Brunswick)
17  22  *#(You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
18  18  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
19  17  GET ON UP - The Esquires (Bunky)
20  14  FUNKY BROADWAY - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
21  20  HEY BABY (They’re Playing Our Song) - The Buckinghams (Columbia)
22  32  THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS - The Cowsills (MGM)
23  29  *WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)
24  57  KARATE-BOO-GA-LOO - Jerryo (Shout)
25  49  ##SHOUT BAMALAMA - Mickey Murray (SSS Int’l)

26  33  ##Incense And Peppermints - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)
27  40  I’m Wondering - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
28  42  Everlasting Love - Robert Knight (Rising Sons)
29  SS  #Little Girl - The Critters (Kapp)
30  LS  ##By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
31  --  (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It’s You That I Need - The Temptations 
        (Gordy)
32  11  *#Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
33  25  Beg, Borrow And Steal - The Ohio Express (Cameo)
34  RE  Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
35  RE  Ode To Billie Joe - The Kingpins (Atco)
36  28  ##What Now My Love - Mitch Ryder (DynoVoice)
37  31  Let Love Come Between Us - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
38  35  *King Midas In Reverse - The Hollies (Epic)
39  36  Even The Bad Times Are Good - The Tremeloes (Epic)
40  39  The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
41  41  *All Your Goodies Are Gone - The Parliaments (Revilot)
42  47  *I Can See For Miles - The Who (Decca)
43  51  Wake Up, Wake Up - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
44  52  Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces (Immediate)
45  53  Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
46  54  We Gotta Go Home - The Music Explosion (Laurie)
47  56  I Want Action - Ruby Winters (Diamond)
48  --  Excerpt From “A Teenage Opera” (Grocer Jack) - Keith West (New Voice)
49  --  *Homburg - Procol Harum (A&M)
50  --  *She Is Still A Mystery - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
51  --  You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway (Tamla)
52  --  Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
53  --  I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
54  --  You’ve Got Me Hummin’ - The Hassles (United Artists)
55  --  Bo Diddley Bach - The Kingsmen (Wand)
56  --  I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
57  --  I Almost Called Your Name - Margaret Whiting (London)

SURE SHOT: *KEEP THE BALL ROLLIN’ - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
LONG SHOT: HEIGH-HO - The Fifth Estate (Jubilee)

*Heard first in New York on WMCA
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
were Oct. 5-11, 1967, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 4, so the date that 
appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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